"Russia is now trying to reach a brief truce to recover its strength. Some would call it the end of the war", but "the mere end of the war does not guarantee peace": "such a pause will only make the situation worse".
This was stated by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video speech at the International Security Forum in Halifax posted on Telegram according to which "Russia is now trying to reach a short truce to regain its strength. Some would call it the end of the war ", but "the end of the war alone does not guarantee peace": "such a pause will only make the situation worse".